Alderwood, Toronto

Alderwood
Neighbourhood
View of Alderwood from Horner Avenue and Beta Street
View of Alderwood from Horner Avenue and Beta Street
Alderwood, Toronto is located in Toronto
Alderwood, Toronto
Location within Toronto
Coordinates: 43°36′27″N 79°32′25″W / 43.60750°N 79.54028°W / 43.60750; -79.54028
CountryCanada
ProvinceOntario
CityToronto
Established1850 Etobicoke Township
Developed1918 (Subdivision) 'New Toronto Park'
Established as Postal Village1933
Changed Municipality1998 Toronto from Etobicoke
Government
 • MPJames Maloney (Etobicoke—Lakeshore)
 • MPPChristine Hogarth (Etobicoke—Lakeshore)
 • CouncillorMark Grimes (Ward 3 Etobicoke—Lakeshore)

Alderwood is a neighbourhood in the city of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is in the western section of Toronto, within the district of Etobicoke. It is bounded by the Etobicoke Creek to the west, the Gardiner Expressway to the north, the CPR railway to the east and the CNR railway to the south.

Alderwood is named after Etobicoke, the municipality of which it originally was a part, which is a native word meaning "place where the alder trees grow."